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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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